2008 MOST ENDANGERED HISTORIC SITES IN HAWAII
By Michael Keany, Courtesy of Honolulu Magazine
What can be done?
There are a couple of ideas afloat, but both of them require money that hasn t materialized yet.

The property s current owner, Phillip Ross, of Coco Palms Ventures LLC, based in Annapolis, Md., says he s working to re open the Coco Palms in its original retro look, but needs a partner. We ve invested more than $6.5 million in securing our SMA [shoreline management area] and various other use permits, and preparation of construction documents in order to ad vance the project, he says. We re seeking a joint venture partner or a sale to a devel oper who can develop the property in keep ing with our vision.

Some local community groups, as well as state Sen. Gary Hooser, would rather see the property turned into a community based educational park facility. But this plan has no financial backing either.
photo by timothy dela vega
Coco Palms Resort
(Kapa‘a, Kaua‘i)
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